Мидлмарч

Chapter 18

           Itwasaltogetherrepulsivetohim,andheneverenteredintoanycalculationoftheratiobetweentheVicar’sincomeandhismoreorlessnecessaryexpenditure.Itwaspossiblethathewouldnothavemadesuchacalculationinhisowncase.

           Andnow,whenthequestionofvotinghadcome,thisrepulsivefacttoldmorestronglyagainstMr.Farebrotherthanithaddonebefore.Onewouldknowmuchbetterwhattodoifmen’scharactersweremoreconsistent,andespeciallyifone’sfriendswereinvariablyfitforanyfunctiontheydesiredtoundertake!LydgatewasconvincedthatiftherehadbeennovalidobjectiontoMr.Farebrother,hewouldhavevotedforhim,whateverBulstrodemighthavefeltonthesubject:hedidnotintendtobeavassalofBulstrode’s.Ontheotherhand,therewasTyke,amanentirelygiventohisclericaloffice,whowassimplycurateatachapelofeaseinSt.Peter’sparish,andhadtimeforextraduty.NobodyhadanythingtosayagainstMr.Tyke,exceptthattheycouldnotbearhim,andsuspectedhimofcant.Really,fromhispointofview,Bulstrodewasthoroughlyjustified.

           ButwhicheverwayLydgatebegantoincline,therewassomethingtomakehimwince;andbeingaproudman,hewasalittleexasperatedatbeingobligedtowince.

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